Not removed from a few of Philadelphia's hardest neighborhoods, polo champion Kareem Rosser realized to play the game as a baby.
Rosser stated he was from "in all probability one of many worst elements of town." However his future modified when he joined "Work to Experience," a program that teaches youngsters within the space to play polo.
"Having the ability to go to army college [...] go to school and play polo on the highest degree [...] the variety of methods it in all probability saved me from, you recognize, ending up useless within the streets in Philadelphia," he stated.
On the Chamounix Equestrian Heart, youngsters be taught the aristocratic sport — however these within the Work to Experience program do not want a king's ransom. In alternate for rigorous work on the stables, they get classes without cost.
One participant, Jada Corbin, stated this system has boosted her confidence — particularly when she fell.
"I assume as a result of I fell off, like, quite a lot of instances, it type of simply, like, made me braver," she informed CBS Information.
17-year-old Alyssa Perren is making ready for town's first-ever Polo Basic subsequent month. The matches are organized by Work To Experience.
"I actually, actually hope that there are little girls and boys within the crowd that look identical to us, which are identical to, I can do that," she stated.